ADMISSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF ART
If you are an entering college Freshman, please visit Arkansas State University's Undergraduate Admissions website to apply to ASU.
Transfer students should first visit Arkansas State University's Undergraduate Admissions website to apply to ASU. Transfer students should summit a portfolio prior to enrollment in the ASU Art Department courses. Transfer review provides an opportunity for students joining us from other programs to acquire a realistic assessment of their status in relation to our program.
Applicants seeking admission to the Master of Arts in Art (studio art or art education
emphasis) must possess a B.F.A. in Art or Art Education or a B.S.E. in Art Education with course requirements similar to that of Arkansas State University. In addition, applicants must submit evidence of creative and scholarly ability consisting of a portfolio of 20 slides, three letters of recommendation from persons qualified to evaluate the applicant's potential for graduate work, and a writing sample comprising a personal statement about the applicant's goals, attitudes about their subject matter, media, and source.
Applications for the graduate programs are the
2nd Friday in November for the Spring Semester and 2nd Friday in April for the Fall Semester.